HUM 121 September 27

Today we went over the passages by Plato and Aristotle and talked about philosophy. Today's in-class activity was to write an allegory.

Study Guide #3 is due on Thursday, October 4.

HUM 121 September 25

We discussed the passage from the Iliad in Chapter 4 of the textbook and compared Achilles and Gilgamesh. For Thursday, read the sections in Chapter 4 from The Republic (pp. 101-103) and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (pp. 105-106).

Study Guide #2 is due Thursday. It will be accepted late only under the conditions set forth in the syllabus.

ENG 131 September 24

We took time at the beginning of class to do peer reviews of the memo and letter for the correspondence assignment. The final versions, along with any drafts, are due next Monday (Oct. 1). We also talked about research and divided into groups for the research project. See the handout I uploaded for that project and the instructions in the course website for Online Assignment #4.

ENG 030 September 24

We praticed identifying parts of speech in sentences. We'll continue this on Wednesday.

HUM 121 September 24

We discussed the Minoan and Mycenaean civilitations and then watched a video that introduced ancient Greece.

HUM 121 September 20

I handed out Study Guide #3. Study Guide #2 is due next Thursday (Sept. 27). We discussed the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations before watching a video about ancient Greece. Be sure you read the passage from The Iliad in Chapter 4 for next Tuesday (Sept. 25).

ENG 030 September 19

We continued practicing identifying parts of speech in sentences. The Eduspace exercises on pronouns and articles are due by next Monday (Sept. 24). The ones for adjectives, conjunctions, and interjections are due by next Friday (Sept. 28).

HUM 121 September 19

We completed a worksheet on Gilgamesh and talked about the poem. Study Guide #1 and the field trip plan were due. Study Guide #2 is due next Wednesday.

HUM 121 September 18

We completed a worksheet* about Gilgamesh and discussed the poem. Study Guide #1 and the field trip plan were due today.


*Work Cited

Becker, Trudy Harrington. "Gilgamesh Study Questions." n.d. 16 Sept. 2007 <http://www.idst.vt.edu/thbecker/gilgameshstudy.html>.

ENG 131 September 17

We discussed ethics in the workplace, wrote codes of ethics for the class, and went over the format for business letters and memos. I also handed out the correspondence assignment.

ENG 030 September 17

We went through the rest of the parts of speech and practiced identifying them in sentences. Complete the next two Eduspace exercises by next Monday. We'll continue to practice identification of parts of speech on Wednesday.

HUM 121 September 17

We finished our discussion of ancient Egypt and watched a video about early civilizations in Mesopotamia. Study Guide #1 is due on Wednesday.

HUM 121 September 13

We finished discussing Egypt and watched a video introducing the civilizations in Mesopotamia. Study Guide #1 is due on Tuesday, and you need to have finished reading Gilgamesh by then.

ENG 030 September 12

We talked about verbs and reviewed nouns. On Monday, we'll finish introducing the parts of speech and work on identifying them in sentences. The first three Eduspace exercises are due by Monday.

HUM 121 September 12

We watched a video about Nefertiti and the Amarna period in ancient Egypt. We'll finish up with Egypt on Monday and start discussing Mesopotamia. Study Guide #1 is due on Wednesday of next week.

HUM 121 September 11

We watched parts of videos about pyramids and Nefertiti. On Thursday, we'll finish discussing Egypt and start with Mesopotamia. Study Guide #1 will be due next Tuesday, September 18.

HUM 121 September 10

We talked about ancient Egypt and watched a video about the pyramids. We'll continue our discussion of ancient Egypt on Wed.

ENG 030 September 10

We reviewed nouns and talked about pronouns. The first three Edusapce exercises are due by next Mon. (Sept. 17). We'll continue talking about pronouns on Wed.

HUM 121 Field Trip Options

Glass at the Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens
September 26 - October 5
9:00AM to 5:00PM Daily
Show Closes at 3:00PM October 5

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Lakewood Cultural Center

Foothills Art Center

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

HUM 121 September 6

We talked about ancient Egypt and watched a video that provided an overview of the ancient Egyptian's beliefs, practices, and monuments.

ENG 030 September 5

We went over how to register with EduSpace and enroll in the course. We then went to the Writing Center for an orientation, and I helped anyone who wanted me to sign up with EduSpace.

HUM 121 September 4 and 5

I handed out instructions for the field trip, and we watched a video about Stonehenge. If you missed class, there's a link among the HUM 121 Links to the right to a website where you can explore the monument.